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Enhancement Request: LOOKUP argument for default value
I would like to request an additional argument (optional) for the LOOKUP function for a return value when no match is found. The MATCH() function could use this as well.
I know having two optional arguments may be a pain. Throwing an error would also provide functionality, but I don't want to suggest using an error message as a feature.
At the simplest, just allowing me to use "No Match Found" as the default value would sometimes save time troubleshooting other formulas that reference the LOOKUP's return value.
In many cases, I know what the result should be in there is not a match.
Also, the text of the LOOKUP help article has a mismatch in terms.
See attached.
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Craig
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Hi Craig, I'm sure you know this already, and it is duplication of your formula, but you can do this with a formula structure like the following:
=IF(ISBLANK(MATCH()), "No Match Found", MATCH())
This will return "No Match Found" if the MATCH function returns a blank result. Otherwise, it runs the MATCH function.
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Shaine,
Thanks for pointing that out.
There was a discussion somewhere about being able to save a value like the return of the MATCH function so we would not have to use it over and over again, for example in a nested IF statement.
I'm trying to avoid MATCH and INDEX except where I can't get LOOKUP to do what I want it to.
I'm not hopeful that we'll get this, but I had to ask.
Craig
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Doesn't hurt to ask.
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